Baseball Game Preview: Derry Trojans vs. Forest Hills Rangers

The Derry Trojans will square off against the Forest Hills Rangers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Derry and Knoch had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Trojans fell just short of the Knights by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since March 22nd.

Jayden Struble was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits.

On the hitting side, Derry saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Fridley, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, Forest Hills unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Central by a score of 7-6.

Xander Richardson put in work no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Derry's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Forest Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.